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you have to applaud someone like chris christie who will come out and the man says what he thinks. he said what he thought at an important moment. >> chris christie, running for re-election in 2013, and new jersey is a state with a lot more democrats than republicans, and it's important he project he's a bipartisan compromiser and willing to work with a democratic president and not going to shoot the guy down in something as big of a crisis as this. chris christie, very shrewd, telling the truth and he needs to project he's more than a partisan figure. >> that's an interesting point. let me ask you this, though. during the gop primary debate, fema had come up. front and center and appearing to do fine and getting fine reviews, today, is he going to get rid of fema today he avoided that. here it is. >> governor, would you eliminate fema if you were president? >> i'm sorry, let me make it clear. he said states should be responsible for disaster relief. >> to me, this is very tricky, he did not say there should not be a fema. he was asked about whether -- he suggested states and the p
you have to applaud someone like chris christie who will come out and the man says what he thinks. he said what he thought at an important moment. >> chris christie, running for re-election in 2013, and new jersey is a state with a lot more democrats than republicans, and it's important he project he's a bipartisan compromiser and willing to work with a democratic president and not going to shoot the guy down in something as big of a crisis as this. chris christie, very shrewd, telling...
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you have to applaud someone like chris christie who will come out and the man says what he thinks. he said what he thought at an important moment. >> chris christie, running for re-election in 2013, and new jersey is a state with a lot more democrats than republicans, and it's important he project he's a bipartisan compromiser and willing to work with a democratic president and not going to shoot the guy down in something as big of a crisis as this. chris christie, very shrewd, telling the truth and he needs to project he's more than a partisan figure. >> that's an interesting point. let me ask you this, though. during the gop primary debate, fema had come up. front and center and appearing to do fine and getting fine reviews, today, is he going to get rid of fema today he avoided that. here it is. >> governor, would you eliminate fema if you were president? >> i'm sorry, let me make it clear. he said states should be responsible for disaster relief. >> to me, this is very tricky, he did not say there should not be a fema. he was asked about whether -- he suggested states and the p
you have to applaud someone like chris christie who will come out and the man says what he thinks. he said what he thought at an important moment. >> chris christie, running for re-election in 2013, and new jersey is a state with a lot more democrats than republicans, and it's important he project he's a bipartisan compromiser and willing to work with a democratic president and not going to shoot the guy down in something as big of a crisis as this. chris christie, very shrewd, telling...
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i think that chris christie is very shrewd, that he was telling the truth. and i also think he needs to project that he is more than just a partisan figure in a state like new jersey. >> that's an interesting point. let me ask you this, though. because during a few primary debates, fema had come up, obviously now fronts and center, and so now front and center ando far appearing to do fine and getting fine reviews. today, romney avoided questions and someone followed up on that. here it is. >> governor, what should fema's role be? >> would you eliminate fema if you were president? >> let me just make it clear, he had said the states should be responsible for disaster relief instead of the federal government, ie., fema. >> in the debate it's very tricky. he did not say there should not be a fema. he was asked and suggested states and the private sector should generally be taking on more responsibility from the federal government. what his campaign explicitly said on monday is that no, he would not abolish fema but one thing to keep in mind is this. fema takes
i think that chris christie is very shrewd, that he was telling the truth. and i also think he needs to project that he is more than just a partisan figure in a state like new jersey. >> that's an interesting point. let me ask you this, though. because during a few primary debates, fema had come up, obviously now fronts and center, and so now front and center ando far appearing to do fine and getting fine reviews. today, romney avoided questions and someone followed up on that. here it...
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houses picked up, some just buried in the sand and governor chris christie who toured the destruction with president obama said some parts of the shore may never look the same again. >> the death toll reached 124 people with 56 in the united states. at least 28 in new york. and close to 5 million customers are still waiting for the power to come back on. >> cnn has the entire disaster zone covered this morning. our correspondents spanned out across lower manhattan and all up and down the jersey shore. >> first, the economic capital of our country is slowly getting back to normal this morning even while facing extreme damage. power outages and people having to walk for hours just to get to work. meantime, another hospital lost generator power in lower manhattan. right now hundreds of people are being pushed out of bellevue after hundreds of others were evacuated yesterday. our dr. sanjay gupta is live at bellevue but first to rob marciano. the governor says there will be no fares for subways, trains and buses but many of the bus and subway lines are still not up and running yet so how
houses picked up, some just buried in the sand and governor chris christie who toured the destruction with president obama said some parts of the shore may never look the same again. >> the death toll reached 124 people with 56 in the united states. at least 28 in new york. and close to 5 million customers are still waiting for the power to come back on. >> cnn has the entire disaster zone covered this morning. our correspondents spanned out across lower manhattan and all up and...
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governor chris christie. he says listen, i call them as i see them. sometimes i'll praise him, sometimes i won't. we'll talk with jen psaki from the obama campaign. that's all ahead at "starting point." >> all right, fantastic. >>> superstorm sandy brought air and ground traffic to a halt. a grinding halt. two of the three major new york airports are reopening but look at laguardia. closed. still. due to flooding. who knows when, if it will open any time soon. cnn's richard quest has the gloomy traffic picture for us. he is live this morning in atlanta. hey, richard. >> good morning to you, from the cnn center. yes, we have the three major airports still closed, new york, jfk, laguardia, and newark. but as you said, better news about putting a bit of a smile, is that new work is actually going to reopen. kennedy not until lunch time. but newark opens in just ten minutes from now. so hat does that mean? well if you look at the latest explorer, you can see these are jetblue planes. most of them are jetblue. that's jetblue from orlando heading up, becaus
governor chris christie. he says listen, i call them as i see them. sometimes i'll praise him, sometimes i won't. we'll talk with jen psaki from the obama campaign. that's all ahead at "starting point." >> all right, fantastic. >>> superstorm sandy brought air and ground traffic to a halt. a grinding halt. two of the three major new york airports are reopening but look at laguardia. closed. still. due to flooding. who knows when, if it will open any time soon. cnn's...
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just ask chris christie how that's working out. he has huge praise and this goes further in terms of the problem for mitt romney and paul ryan. look at what paul ryan's budget does to the quote/unquote state aid where romney wants fema placed. ryan's budget cut state aid by 22% and means in fact an over 60% cut to disaster aid when it comes to the states. so again, their mask, their comments do not add up. >> so ron, if mitt romney did answer those 14 questions about fema, and he said something positive about fema, wouldn't then republicans have to admit that sometimes government is good? >> well, i don't think it's bad to necessarily praise fema in the middle of a natural disaster if they deserve it. during hurricane katrina, obviously, they didn't. it's a great number of mistakes but mitt romney talking about fema then that's the campaign message in the last few days before the election. i think he'd rather be talking about the economy and rather to does ed kused on the states to shore up. that would be leading national news. it'
just ask chris christie how that's working out. he has huge praise and this goes further in terms of the problem for mitt romney and paul ryan. look at what paul ryan's budget does to the quote/unquote state aid where romney wants fema placed. ryan's budget cut state aid by 22% and means in fact an over 60% cut to disaster aid when it comes to the states. so again, their mask, their comments do not add up. >> so ron, if mitt romney did answer those 14 questions about fema, and he said...
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>> i have no idea nor am i the least bit concerned or interested. >> governor chris christie has a new best friend, president obama. i think on the margins, this probably hurts obama a little bit in that that it adds to the general feeling that things are amis in america. >> the president's nowhere to be found on benghazi but he'll be out there for the hurricane. >> yes. even hurricanes can be politicized. two days with pundits now predicting i have vivictory fort obama, we have a former washington burro chief for cnn and a cnn contributor. "washington post" opinion section, it has prognosticators forecasting the election. almost everyone says president obama is going to win except for a gop strategist and the horse racing columnist. is there a group think going on at this point? >> i think so but it's based on other things. we know where barack obama is ahead and mitt romney is ahead and where things are too close to call and people can do the math. that's what you're thinking. >> in the one poll it's 48%/489%. i wonder if journalists are putting too much faith in these polls because
>> i have no idea nor am i the least bit concerned or interested. >> governor chris christie has a new best friend, president obama. i think on the margins, this probably hurts obama a little bit in that that it adds to the general feeling that things are amis in america. >> the president's nowhere to be found on benghazi but he'll be out there for the hurricane. >> yes. even hurricanes can be politicized. two days with pundits now predicting i have vivictory fort obama,...
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the mutual admiration society saw president and governor chris christie. this is what the president promised the victims of superstorm sandy. >> we are here for you. we will not forget. we will follow up to make sure you get all of the help you need until you rebuild. >> meanwhile, six days until election day, mitt romney is in the must-win state of florida with a new bipartisan tone. >> i've got to be able to reach across the aisle and get good democrats and republicans to work together. good democrats love america, just like good republicans love america. >> michael moore is here to react to all of the events and if you have questions tweet us@piers tonight. we will begin on the long hard commute for millions of new yorkers. it's a rough time for many new yorkers. obviously a rough time for many people on the east coast. in new york it seems as almost two cities now. you have the half with power, upwards of 40th street and below 40th street a nightmare with no power. traffic, absolute chaos out there. i had to walk earlier because it was gridlock. what c
the mutual admiration society saw president and governor chris christie. this is what the president promised the victims of superstorm sandy. >> we are here for you. we will not forget. we will follow up to make sure you get all of the help you need until you rebuild. >> meanwhile, six days until election day, mitt romney is in the must-win state of florida with a new bipartisan tone. >> i've got to be able to reach across the aisle and get good democrats and republicans to...
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so was the new jersey governor chris christie. they have been working in both of their words incredibly close over these past 48 to 72 hours to deal with this crisis as a result of this superstorm sandy. there you see some of the other pictures that have come in showing the continued devastation from sandy. these are the images that the president once again saw as he flew aboard marine one over this area with chris christie. the president praised the new jersey governor as someone who has put his heart and soul into this effort and he's doing whatever he can to make sure the people of new jersey recover from this. and this is new video as well. you can see the destruction. and take a look, this is new video that we're also getting. a live picture we're getting from our affiliate wabc. look at that destruction. look at that home that was literally destroyed as a result of what we saw. we're just beginning to grasp the enormity of this crisis. this is a huge, huge crisis. and with each hour we see the power of this storm, the devast
so was the new jersey governor chris christie. they have been working in both of their words incredibly close over these past 48 to 72 hours to deal with this crisis as a result of this superstorm sandy. there you see some of the other pictures that have come in showing the continued devastation from sandy. these are the images that the president once again saw as he flew aboard marine one over this area with chris christie. the president praised the new jersey governor as someone who has put...
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chris christie is able to put aside political differences in a time of disaster. quite different from now democrats treated president bush after katrina. this from james. fitting it tacks an act of god to finally spotlight romney's weaknesses. thank you for your responses and joining me today. "cnn newsroom" continues right now with ashleigh banfield. >> thank you so much. it's 11:00 on the east coast. 8:00 a.m. on the west coast. recovery is a word you are going to be hearing a lot of in the next few days. the word normalcy, not so much. in the wake of superstorm sandy, normal life is a far off dream for so many millions in the northeast corridor and points west. worst of all, a still growing toll of lives lost. at least 40 in the u.s. one so far in canada. more than 6 million homes and businesses still don't have electricity but that is a big improvement from yesterday. and while floods and surges with some exceptions have gone down, that just makes the devastation all the more apparent. you are looking at point pleasant beach halfway between new york and atlant
chris christie is able to put aside political differences in a time of disaster. quite different from now democrats treated president bush after katrina. this from james. fitting it tacks an act of god to finally spotlight romney's weaknesses. thank you for your responses and joining me today. "cnn newsroom" continues right now with ashleigh banfield. >> thank you so much. it's 11:00 on the east coast. 8:00 a.m. on the west coast. recovery is a word you are going to be hearing a...
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the storm personally touched governor chris christie. >> we'll rebuild it. no question on my mind, we'll rebuild it. but for those of us who are my age, it won't be the same. it will be different. >> yes. they will rebuild, but it will indeed be different. so how does a town start again after being nearly wiped out? i want to bring in seaside heights mayor bill acres. welcome mayor. >> thank you very much for having me. >> we're grateful you took some time out of your morning to be with us. first of all, give us an update about your town. >> right now, we're blessed, we're getting porta potties in, some portable hot showers that we will have by noon today. we have crews in from many other states to work on our electric. we've got some bad news last night. the bridge coming into town was deemed unsafe. the extent of which i can't tell you at this time. so that's one of the main bridges coming into seaside heights. down route 35 towards point pleasant, it's -- looks like a -- they were cut off from that end. i don't know what they're going to do there. whether
the storm personally touched governor chris christie. >> we'll rebuild it. no question on my mind, we'll rebuild it. but for those of us who are my age, it won't be the same. it will be different. >> yes. they will rebuild, but it will indeed be different. so how does a town start again after being nearly wiped out? i want to bring in seaside heights mayor bill acres. welcome mayor. >> thank you very much for having me. >> we're grateful you took some time out of your...
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and someone like chris christie, we have the box on the screen because we are waiting on chris christie, the governor of new jersey, he said it last time with a hurricane barreling to new york and new jersey. i'm telling you, get out if you don't. i'm paraphrasing, you are not right, i don't want to say a bad word to people. you have this new book called "leadership" and making decisions in the wake of katrina and other decisions you have made. as you're watching this preparation and watching people like michael bloomberg, people down on the coast, are they making the right decisions? >> they are going in the right direction. in today's world, we have large numbers of people living in concentrated areas and very dangerous places where water can easily get into cause flooding and mass destruction. leaders must have decision superiority. and many of them are demonstrating that. see first, understand first, act first. and these are not popular decisions because you get people to do what they don't want to do, which is leave their homes with the storms coming. and this storm is not like any
and someone like chris christie, we have the box on the screen because we are waiting on chris christie, the governor of new jersey, he said it last time with a hurricane barreling to new york and new jersey. i'm telling you, get out if you don't. i'm paraphrasing, you are not right, i don't want to say a bad word to people. you have this new book called "leadership" and making decisions in the wake of katrina and other decisions you have made. as you're watching this preparation and...
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i think at the point at which chris christie was saying that it was all quite legitimate. i think president obama at the beginning of this did keep his concentration on this and i think he was entitled to what chris christie said about him. what i'm saying is in the last couple of days, he has been 100% devoted to running for office. he has taken his eye off the ball and in some parts of new york, some parts of new jersey, things are getting worse. they're not getting better. the president's got to keep part of his concentration on this. and he hasn't been doing that. there is no substitute for the president not concentrating on. >> should he now come to new york, the president? >> president hasn't been to new york. president hasn't been to breezy point. president hasn't been to staten island. people in staten island feel abandoned. he hasn't been there. >> he's obviously been to new jersey with the governor. do you think he should now come directly to -- >> he has been to new jersey but he hasn't been to staten island. he hasn't been to breezy point. hasn't been to rockaw
i think at the point at which chris christie was saying that it was all quite legitimate. i think president obama at the beginning of this did keep his concentration on this and i think he was entitled to what chris christie said about him. what i'm saying is in the last couple of days, he has been 100% devoted to running for office. he has taken his eye off the ball and in some parts of new york, some parts of new jersey, things are getting worse. they're not getting better. the president's...
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it is chris christie. cnn political director mark preston is joining us live from washington this morning. john berman and were talking about how similar, we have chris christie and paul ryan, one of the similarities, they're both tough talkers. is this a surprise pick do you think? >> not at all. this has been long rumored, certainly over the past couple of months. if chris christie was not going to be the vice presidential pick, he was going to get a key speaking slot at the rnc. you can't get much better than the keynote. chris christie, this will be announced in just a few short hours. chris christie did speak to "usa today" previewing his speech. let's take a quick look at what he said to "usa today" as he prepares for his speech. chris christie telling the paper, i'll try to tell very direct and hard truths to people in the country about the trouble that we're in and the fact that fixing those probms is not going to be easy for any of them. chris christie, beloved by conservatives. they love his stra
it is chris christie. cnn political director mark preston is joining us live from washington this morning. john berman and were talking about how similar, we have chris christie and paul ryan, one of the similarities, they're both tough talkers. is this a surprise pick do you think? >> not at all. this has been long rumored, certainly over the past couple of months. if chris christie was not going to be the vice presidential pick, he was going to get a key speaking slot at the rnc. you...
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chris christie also held a press conference earlier today. but even before that press conference, he stepped out on his twitter to get the word out to that unconventional avenue. he tweeted that new jersey transit will become a gradual systemwide shut down of bus, rail and subway service at 2:00 p.m. >> the mayor corey booker had a different message to convey, didn't he? >> yeah, he was very blunt addressing what his personal concern was, and i believe it's first responders, getting them in a more dangerous position than they have to be. he addressed residents direct until his press conference. take a listen to this. >> the biggest concern we have right now is individuals not taking this storm seriously enough. the human error that often comes from a lack of preparation or a lack of sobered understanding of what is going to happen to the state of new jersey. and many of the crises we've had to respond to in the past, most mark people not adequately preparing for the crisis. >> back to new york, fred, they're not taking any chances about preca
chris christie also held a press conference earlier today. but even before that press conference, he stepped out on his twitter to get the word out to that unconventional avenue. he tweeted that new jersey transit will become a gradual systemwide shut down of bus, rail and subway service at 2:00 p.m. >> the mayor corey booker had a different message to convey, didn't he? >> yeah, he was very blunt addressing what his personal concern was, and i believe it's first responders, getting...
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he was accompanied by new jersey governor chris christie. here they are in a photo just released by the white house within the past hour on marine one. the president said he will help. >> we are here for you and we will not forget, we will follow up to make sure that you get all the help that you need until you've rebuilt. >> the iconic boardwalk and seaside heights, new jersey, is just one of the places the president saw today. it's a landmark made famous by bruce springsteen, mtv and "the sopranos." this is before and after, to give you a sense of what's happened. it's not even all there. you can see the rides including the roller coaster have been washed away sitting in the ocean. michael holmes is just across the bay in toms river, new jersey. you were in seaside heights, you toured it, what did you see? >> reporter: we went right up and down a number of towns there, ocean beach, normandy, and we spent a couple of hours there with the local police chief and i can tell you, it was absolutely extraordinary, the amount of damage that was do
he was accompanied by new jersey governor chris christie. here they are in a photo just released by the white house within the past hour on marine one. the president said he will help. >> we are here for you and we will not forget, we will follow up to make sure that you get all the help that you need until you've rebuilt. >> the iconic boardwalk and seaside heights, new jersey, is just one of the places the president saw today. it's a landmark made famous by bruce springsteen, mtv...
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governor chris christie joins me from the state emergency command center. governor, thank you for joining me. i watched these extraordinary scenes over new jersey today. really quite unprecedented. i've never seen anything quite like it. have you ever seen anything like this in your lifetime? >> no, i haven't. in fact, piers, today i toured the jersey coastline both by helicopter, and i landed in two spots on the jersey shore. and i can tell you that i have never seen devastation like this in my life. not here in new jersey. you see sights like the seaside heights boardwalk, where the program "the jersey shore" is filmed, the boardwalk is gone. it is gone. amusement rides, a roller coaster, a log flume, in the ocean. it's incredible. homes destroyed. it's an awful thing. >> new jersey people are known for their resilience. they're tough people. you yourself are a tough guy and i've seen that many times. but how do you deal with something like this? how do you rally them, how are they reacting on the ground? >> well, listen, today people are devastated and s
governor chris christie joins me from the state emergency command center. governor, thank you for joining me. i watched these extraordinary scenes over new jersey today. really quite unprecedented. i've never seen anything quite like it. have you ever seen anything like this in your lifetime? >> no, i haven't. in fact, piers, today i toured the jersey coastline both by helicopter, and i landed in two spots on the jersey shore. and i can tell you that i have never seen devastation like...
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president obama and new jersey chris christie toured the devastation area. more on that from jessica yellin. >> reporter: unexpected political bedfellows. >> i can't thank the president enough for personal concern and compassion for the people of our state. >> reporter: president obama returned the favor. >> he put his heart and soul to making sure that the people of new jersey bounce back stronger than before. >> reporter: owe became kra and christie, on board the presidential helicopter to view the storm ravaged coast, the fema director can be ellier right now. >> and walking the neighborhood among the hardest hit. among the surprises? a president not known for displaying affect certainly did it this way. >> we'll help you get it all together, all right? i promise, promise. you're going to be okay. >> and governor chris christie, one of mitt romney's top campaign attack dogs. >> give me a plane ticket back to chicago, you've earned. >> reporter: went out of his way to burnish president obama's leadership credentials. >> he sprung into action immediately wh
president obama and new jersey chris christie toured the devastation area. more on that from jessica yellin. >> reporter: unexpected political bedfellows. >> i can't thank the president enough for personal concern and compassion for the people of our state. >> reporter: president obama returned the favor. >> he put his heart and soul to making sure that the people of new jersey bounce back stronger than before. >> reporter: owe became kra and christie, on board the...
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governor chris christie ordering rationing for odd and even license plates starting on saturday. no word yet whether new york's governor will follow suit on that. there are gas lines here, obviously, on staten island. gas lines, in fact, across the area. take a look. this was the scene in edison, new jersey, about 15 miles west of here. the irony, northern new jersey full of refineries and tank farms. without power, though, they can't pump fuel into tanker trucks or resupply stations. for every station that is pumping gas, another one can't because their power is out, too. new york's harbor back open to shipping which may help. the "new york daily news" reporting a tanker today unloaded 200 million gallons of gas. again, along with the rationing in new jersey, federal authorities have asked the pentagon to start trucking in fuel. 24 million gallons into the region. there have been some setbacks as well, though. about 300,000 gallons of diesel fuel spilled at a facility along the waterway separating this island from new jersey. it happened during the storm. a tank ruptured, appare
governor chris christie ordering rationing for odd and even license plates starting on saturday. no word yet whether new york's governor will follow suit on that. there are gas lines here, obviously, on staten island. gas lines, in fact, across the area. take a look. this was the scene in edison, new jersey, about 15 miles west of here. the irony, northern new jersey full of refineries and tank farms. without power, though, they can't pump fuel into tanker trucks or resupply stations. for every...
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good talking to you, too, piers. >> governor chris christie, a tough guy and a good guy. let's go now to newark mayor cory booker, who joins me on the phone. mr. mayor, how are you? >> i'm doing all right, obviously we're dealing with a lot of challenges statewide. those of us here in newark, new jersey especially, our hearts and prayers are with the people who face the biggest brunt of the devastation. >> it really is absolutely appalling. i was struck by what the governor said about the president. somebody tweeted to me just now, this ability to coordinate team work between governor christie and barack obama is exactly how our government should work all of the time. i couldn't agree more. it's been a massive breath of fresh air to see a republican leader like chris christie so prepared to be openly praiseworthy of a democrat president. what did you think? >> well, they are on the front lines of this crisis, the emergency workers reach out to residents, i've seen cooperation between port authority police, my fire department. nobody stops and asks you what your religion i
good talking to you, too, piers. >> governor chris christie, a tough guy and a good guy. let's go now to newark mayor cory booker, who joins me on the phone. mr. mayor, how are you? >> i'm doing all right, obviously we're dealing with a lot of challenges statewide. those of us here in newark, new jersey especially, our hearts and prayers are with the people who face the biggest brunt of the devastation. >> it really is absolutely appalling. i was struck by what the governor...
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he'll be touring with new jersey governor chris christie. governor christie's been one of his harshest critics. [ female announcer ] you can make macaroni & cheese without freshly-made pasta. you could also cut corners by making it without 100% real cheddar cheese. but then...it wouldn't be stouffer's mac & cheese. just one of over 70 satisfying recipes for one from stouffer's. i just served my mother-in-law your chicken noodle soup but she loved it so much... i told her it was homemade. everyone tells a little white lie now and then. but now she wants my recipe [ clears his throat ] [ softly ] she's right behind me isn't she? [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. >>> welcome back, everybody. we're following some breaking news this morning. massive fires have broken out in new jersey in an area that was already hard-hit by sandy. those are live pictures. it's the shore town of mantoloking. police in neighboring area say they are aware of the fire. it's impossible to get to. those who are reporting what they're seeing are s
he'll be touring with new jersey governor chris christie. governor christie's been one of his harshest critics. [ female announcer ] you can make macaroni & cheese without freshly-made pasta. you could also cut corners by making it without 100% real cheddar cheese. but then...it wouldn't be stouffer's mac & cheese. just one of over 70 satisfying recipes for one from stouffer's. i just served my mother-in-law your chicken noodle soup but she loved it so much... i told her it was...
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has chris christie ruined his chances because he worked with president obama? we should be encouraging bipartisanship. we should be throwing people. these guys like to fight more than get things done. congress is a mess. the problem is no bipartis bipartisanship. this was a great moment. >> i thought the same thing. i said, listen, two men -- the two men working together getting things done this is how our government should work. >> i absolutely agree. i will tell you i haven't heard one word of criticism coming out of mitt romney or paul ryan. not only am i swing state election survivor, i'm also a hurricane survivor, as a floridan. when you're in a natural disaster of this size, you want to see your federal, your state, your local authorities all working together cooperating to solve the issues at hand, which are great. to solve the emergencies. i think chris christie did just the right thing for the people of new jersey. i think he did just the right thing for him, politically. i think it was politically smart and the right thing to do. >> i agree. >> listen
has chris christie ruined his chances because he worked with president obama? we should be encouraging bipartisanship. we should be throwing people. these guys like to fight more than get things done. congress is a mess. the problem is no bipartis bipartisanship. this was a great moment. >> i thought the same thing. i said, listen, two men -- the two men working together getting things done this is how our government should work. >> i absolutely agree. i will tell you i haven't...
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new jersey governor chris christie, one of the president'se fiercest critics, put aside politics for the good of the residents. both men heaping praise on each other. >> i cannot thank the president enough for his personal concern and compassion for our state and for the people of our state. and heard on the phone conversations with him, i was able to witness it today personally. >> i think the people of new jersey recognize that he has put his heart and soul into making sure that the people of new jersey bounce back even stronger than before. >> those people all there, all americans, all solving a problem together. it took a devastating superstorm to bring our political leaders together. congress, pay attention, because the fiscal cliff is coming. it's time to fix it. otherwise, come next election, the american people will be your judge and jury. >>> i'll be back later today on "your money" at 1:00 p.m. i know you've got some smart questions and opinions, you always do. tweet them to me now,os
new jersey governor chris christie, one of the president'se fiercest critics, put aside politics for the good of the residents. both men heaping praise on each other. >> i cannot thank the president enough for his personal concern and compassion for our state and for the people of our state. and heard on the phone conversations with him, i was able to witness it today personally. >> i think the people of new jersey recognize that he has put his heart and soul into making sure that...
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president obama and governor chris christie will tour part of the state of new jersey. lorenzo langford joins us now by phone. mayor langford, your city was slammed by the superstorm, the boardwalk smashed, areas flooded. if you can, give us a status update. >> we are coming out of this thing in pretty good shape, believe it or not. our -- our biggest concern at this point is trying to restore power to one-third of our residents once we are able to do that, i am hopeful that the state police will allow for passage of our residents who have moved to higher ground in shelters outside of the city, to enable them to come back in and return to their humble abodes, that's their biggest concern right now. >> were there any casualties? >> we had one casualty. we haven't determined as of yet whether it was an atlantic city resident. one of the shelters where our residents had been moved to, did -- i should say, that's the only reported fatality we've heard of, and in addition to that, we are blessed from the standpoint we've had no serious injuries, loss of limbs or anything lik
president obama and governor chris christie will tour part of the state of new jersey. lorenzo langford joins us now by phone. mayor langford, your city was slammed by the superstorm, the boardwalk smashed, areas flooded. if you can, give us a status update. >> we are coming out of this thing in pretty good shape, believe it or not. our -- our biggest concern at this point is trying to restore power to one-third of our residents once we are able to do that, i am hopeful that the state...
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governor chris christie says the jersey shore of my youth is gone. and the storm's death toll now reaching 124 people, 56 in the united states, at least 28 in new york. nearly 5 million customers are still waiting for power to come back on. national guard troops have been transferring more than 700 patients out of new york city's flagship public hospital, bellevue hospital center. they're dealing with power outages after flooding wiped out the basement fuel pumps, which of course power the generators. chief medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta has been following the transfer since it began. he's at bellevue this morning. sanjay, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. good morning, soledad. let me just give you a little bit of background here. i think that the evacuations over here are complete, if not nearly complete. you see a few ambulances coming in here. just a short time ago, we saw the national guard about 50 troops come out and walk out to talk to them a bit. they said their job inside the hospital was done. so i think the evacuations are
governor chris christie says the jersey shore of my youth is gone. and the storm's death toll now reaching 124 people, 56 in the united states, at least 28 in new york. nearly 5 million customers are still waiting for power to come back on. national guard troops have been transferring more than 700 patients out of new york city's flagship public hospital, bellevue hospital center. they're dealing with power outages after flooding wiped out the basement fuel pumps, which of course power the...
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governor chris christie of new jersey took to the airwaves not long ago to talk about the state of the state in terms of the emergency and mentioned these communities specifically and how the live rescue is ongoing not only by helicopter and surveillance but as you can see, on foot and by rescue boats as well. just a few moments ago a live reporter watching as rescuers brought out a small baby, a child, and an elderly woman all at the same time. we're going to be listening in throughout the next few moments. let's hear what's happening now. >> reporter: -- every time there is a major emergency and these guys are just stepping up and women stepping up to the plate. let me see if i can get somebody -- gentlemen, can you -- sorry. actually just trying to figure out if there's more coordinated effort. let me walk over one more time in the staging area and show you some of the faces here, mike, if we can over in the area with some of the people who are waiting here to be rescued -- should i say to be taken away and find emergency shelter. you know, there's a woman who is just standing there
governor chris christie of new jersey took to the airwaves not long ago to talk about the state of the state in terms of the emergency and mentioned these communities specifically and how the live rescue is ongoing not only by helicopter and surveillance but as you can see, on foot and by rescue boats as well. just a few moments ago a live reporter watching as rescuers brought out a small baby, a child, and an elderly woman all at the same time. we're going to be listening in throughout the...
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christie, given what chris christie has said about him during the republican convention, it would have been unbelievable. but we're seeing that right now. both of these men want to be together, they need each other right now. they both have to work together to make sure the people of new jersey and some of the other states like new york and connecticut, they get this job done because this is a real disaster. goes to show you how unpredictable the political world can be. the images that we already have seen today and the images we're about to see of governor christie and president obama walking around together in marine one, flying over the shore line of new jersey together, eyewitnessing this destruction and the disaster, they're going to be very powerful images that i think will have an impact on these final days of this election. and obviously they're going to have an impact on the people f they can get the state level, the federal level on track to do what they have to do, to deal with this crisis, that will be good for the folks and millions of people who are suffering as a result
christie, given what chris christie has said about him during the republican convention, it would have been unbelievable. but we're seeing that right now. both of these men want to be together, they need each other right now. they both have to work together to make sure the people of new jersey and some of the other states like new york and connecticut, they get this job done because this is a real disaster. goes to show you how unpredictable the political world can be. the images that we...
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i would not boo chris christie. coming after me. >> i wonder if she is alive today. >> have a great show. >> thank you. a whole bump of great stuff coming up. >>> live from studio 7, that was such an announcement. how ridiculous is that? get you up to speed for this monday, january 9th. >>> okay. it is primary eve in new hampshire if you didn't know it republican presidential candidates are all over the state, scrambling for those last-minute votes. newt gingrich is holding a town hall meeting right about now in manchester, new hampshire. polls are showing that mitt romney has a rather substantial lead heading into the nation's first primary. gingrich is in fourth or fifth place, depend wig poll you have been looking at and we have been tracking them all as the candidates trek across the itty-bitty state of new hampshire. several of
i would not boo chris christie. coming after me. >> i wonder if she is alive today. >> have a great show. >> thank you. a whole bump of great stuff coming up. >>> live from studio 7, that was such an announcement. how ridiculous is that? get you up to speed for this monday, january 9th. >>> okay. it is primary eve in new hampshire if you didn't know it republican presidential candidates are all over the state, scrambling for those last-minute votes. newt...
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governor chris christie today described the devastation at the jersey shore as unthinkable. that was the word he used. and it's certainly true. it's hard to wrap your brain around pictures like these from the national guard. look at that. that's the coastline of seaside heights. houses buried in the sand. in fact, sand washed into homes at least 100 yards from the normal high tide line. i spoke with seaside heights mayor bill acres. what are you contending with tonight? what is your number one priority right now? >> right now, we're just trying to get through the evening. we're trying to secure some diesel fuel to keep the police station running and the borough hall, which is the only building that has the power through the generator right now. we're trying to get over 100 gallons of fuel from the oem right now. that's what we're doing at the time. >> do you -- i mean, the pictures are just horrific to look at. do you have any sense of the scope of the destruction? >> i -- i'm glad that you have a picture, because if you don't see it, you just can't fully understand it and a
governor chris christie today described the devastation at the jersey shore as unthinkable. that was the word he used. and it's certainly true. it's hard to wrap your brain around pictures like these from the national guard. look at that. that's the coastline of seaside heights. houses buried in the sand. in fact, sand washed into homes at least 100 yards from the normal high tide line. i spoke with seaside heights mayor bill acres. what are you contending with tonight? what is your number one...
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also praising the efforts of governor chris christie, governor mario cuomo here in new york and also mayor michael bloomberg in new york city. he also talked about federal bureaucracy making sure that they basically just cut through red tape and get aid to people who need it most. i want to check in with our wolf blitzer. we're learning now president obama will be visiting new jersey tomorrow with governor christie. >> yeah. i think it is very significant, he's decided he wants to see the damage, the white house announcing just a little while ago. it comes on the heels of very effusive praise of governor christie has been giving the president of the united states in a wide range of television interviews earlier today. he says that the president, the federal response from fema, other federal agencies, they have been going out of their way to help the people of new jersey, grateful for that. and that relationship between the president and governor christie, even though governor christie strongly supports mitt romney, seems to be okay as far as disaster relief is concerned. both of thes
also praising the efforts of governor chris christie, governor mario cuomo here in new york and also mayor michael bloomberg in new york city. he also talked about federal bureaucracy making sure that they basically just cut through red tape and get aid to people who need it most. i want to check in with our wolf blitzer. we're learning now president obama will be visiting new jersey tomorrow with governor christie. >> yeah. i think it is very significant, he's decided he wants to see the...
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what on earth was chris christie doing? live from washington in an undisclosed location at the bureau, peter what was chris christie doing there? >> i have no idea, john. do you? this flies in the face of everything the romney campaign's been trying to do for the last few week. his senior adviser beth myers put out something saying the debates weren't going to impact the election and chris christie goes out and does what chris christie does and that's his own thing. i can tell you the obama campaign was happy to have chris christie raise expectations and raise the bar for mitt romney heading into wednesday's debate, john. >> a rare moment of honesty, refreshing in a political campaign. what then are the strategies of both campaigns heading into this debate? >> well, president obama has been in nevada a few days during the campaign. mitt romney in massachusetts sparring with rob portman who's playing the role of president obama in these debate prep sessions. for president obama his foe mitt romney, massachusetts senator john
what on earth was chris christie doing? live from washington in an undisclosed location at the bureau, peter what was chris christie doing there? >> i have no idea, john. do you? this flies in the face of everything the romney campaign's been trying to do for the last few week. his senior adviser beth myers put out something saying the debates weren't going to impact the election and chris christie goes out and does what chris christie does and that's his own thing. i can tell you the...
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new jersey governor, chris christie, the speech. some loved it. critics said it was too much about chris christie and new jersey and not enough about mitt romney. what did voters think of the speech? the poll numbers are now out. that's next. became difficult.lest ts i finally understood what serious joint pain is like. i talked to my rheumatologist and he prescribed enbrel. enbrel can help relieve pain, stiffness, and stop joint damage. because enbrel, etanercept, suppresses your immune system, it may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal events including infections, tuberculosis, lymphoma, other cancers, and nervous system and blood disorders have occurred. before starting enbrel, your doctor should test you for tuberculosis and discuss whether you've been to a region where certain fungal infections are common. don't start enbrel if you have an infection like the flu. tell your doctor if you're prone to infections, have cuts or sores, have had hepatitis b, have been treated for heart failure, or if, while on enbrel, yo
new jersey governor, chris christie, the speech. some loved it. critics said it was too much about chris christie and new jersey and not enough about mitt romney. what did voters think of the speech? the poll numbers are now out. that's next. became difficult.lest ts i finally understood what serious joint pain is like. i talked to my rheumatologist and he prescribed enbrel. enbrel can help relieve pain, stiffness, and stop joint damage. because enbrel, etanercept, suppresses your immune...
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new jersey governor chris christie repeatedly warned people about the potential dangers earlier. >> i'm very disappointed some didn't listen to my order and i'm concerned it might lead to loss of life. >> reports of homes flooded under several feet of water and several rescues are under way, including those stranded in their cars. in their cars, can you imagine, trying to escape. >> i'm scared to death. so many people are going to die today. >> authorities are working to evacuate hundreds of areas. west atlantic city, hundreds of people there where waters are dangerously high. >> let's check in with emergency crews in new jersey. joining us on the phone, jenry paul emergency director from morris county, new jersey. update us on the latest. how many people without power. what are you able to do? what kind of assistance can you provide? >> we have a significant power issue going on as long as the strong winds that have hit us here. currently we have 163,000 at 9:09 without power so about 83% of the service -- power service dliry in our county without power at this point. it really hit us
new jersey governor chris christie repeatedly warned people about the potential dangers earlier. >> i'm very disappointed some didn't listen to my order and i'm concerned it might lead to loss of life. >> reports of homes flooded under several feet of water and several rescues are under way, including those stranded in their cars. in their cars, can you imagine, trying to escape. >> i'm scared to death. so many people are going to die today. >> authorities are working to...
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chris christie's relationship with the president at a crucial time. he could have ignored the president and played politics. he didn't. that kind of leadership is what is needed so desperately in washington. people want to see people coming together and getting stuff done. i think the american public will be very unforgiving if we get to february and we've gone over a cliff. >> first of all, it's brutal. the debt ceiling debate last year alone caused more shaking in consumer confidence than the attacks on 9/11. >> it was outrageous. >> really, outrageous. >> what happened then is what happened to people -- less people visiting his parks during that period. it hurt the economy. so i'm proud to be in new jersey where our folks are far more centrist and you don't have the kind of extremes. i'm really worried about a congress, this is republicans losing people like olympia snow who are leaving, dick lugar getting beat on the right. having guys like john mccain and hatch have to run far to their right just to keep their offices. this is very perilous for o
chris christie's relationship with the president at a crucial time. he could have ignored the president and played politics. he didn't. that kind of leadership is what is needed so desperately in washington. people want to see people coming together and getting stuff done. i think the american public will be very unforgiving if we get to february and we've gone over a cliff. >> first of all, it's brutal. the debt ceiling debate last year alone caused more shaking in consumer confidence...
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this evening, new jersey governor chris christie lifted evacuation orders in cape may and atlantic counties on the southern tip of the state. that's progress. as you'll see growing danger farther up the coast from broken gas lines. it has been that kind of day. danger, heart break, victory and setbacks everywhere sandy hit. the sound of progress. subways, limited service once again. the power went out and the water came in. aboveground, more buses but still too many riders. >> it is amazing to see the faces of people get off the subways. they're thinking things are going fine and then they see this. this is just a mess. >> a mess that many simply choose to walk away from. tens of thousands walking mile to work over the city's bridges. all around the area, driving meant waiting to gas up. with tanks running empty and patience running low. >> this is the line. i follow the line. >> it is not just gas running low. >> we are over the next few days going to have to work out some procedures to make sure people can get food. >> as many as a million new yorkers may need help. fema is flying in food
this evening, new jersey governor chris christie lifted evacuation orders in cape may and atlantic counties on the southern tip of the state. that's progress. as you'll see growing danger farther up the coast from broken gas lines. it has been that kind of day. danger, heart break, victory and setbacks everywhere sandy hit. the sound of progress. subways, limited service once again. the power went out and the water came in. aboveground, more buses but still too many riders. >> it is...
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chris christie. let's listen. >> we need it. he moved an expedited process this morning by declaring new jersey a major disaster area. the counties that are receiving an immediate declaration for individual and public assistance including atlantic, cape may, hudson, essex, middlesex, monmouth, ocean, and union. please note this list is not final. other counties most certainly will be added as we make a damage assessment. the biggest issues we're facing right now in our most impacted counties are search and rescue and restoration of power. want to make sure we're getting to new jerseyans who chose not to leave evacuated areas or got caught in unsuspected floodwaters. our priority is to ensure the safety and security of every new jerseyan. our state police and national guard helicopters are in the air as we speak engaging in coastline rescue efforts. our swift water team is positioned in atlantic city and has begun rescue and recovery for those who remained in atlantic city. these units from central and south to union beach, middl
chris christie. let's listen. >> we need it. he moved an expedited process this morning by declaring new jersey a major disaster area. the counties that are receiving an immediate declaration for individual and public assistance including atlantic, cape may, hudson, essex, middlesex, monmouth, ocean, and union. please note this list is not final. other counties most certainly will be added as we make a damage assessment. the biggest issues we're facing right now in our most impacted...
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christie boldly predicted in so many words that romney would win by a knockout. let's talk about it tonight, as well as everything else that goes into winning a debate. former new york mayor and presidential candidate rudy giuliani joins me. so yesterday, governor christie kind of went against the romney campaign general message, kind of raised expectations saying he was going to turn the race upside down, it was going to be a barn burner. think that was a mistake? >> chris is his own man, he's got his own views. i think chris is right to the extent that it's a very important debate for -- more important debate for governor romney than it is for president obama. we know president obama. we either like him, don't like him or are in between. lot more people have to get to know govern orromnor romney so more important debate. i think he has to be presidential. i think he has to convey the kind of person that people would be comfortable with as president. i tend to think we kind of score this as if it's a boxing match or basketball game. >> you know what it's like to
christie boldly predicted in so many words that romney would win by a knockout. let's talk about it tonight, as well as everything else that goes into winning a debate. former new york mayor and presidential candidate rudy giuliani joins me. so yesterday, governor christie kind of went against the romney campaign general message, kind of raised expectations saying he was going to turn the race upside down, it was going to be a barn burner. think that was a mistake? >> chris is his own...
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you can see him with governor chris christie. the two of them talking there on the tarmac and meeting other officials who have come to greet him. the two of them are going to be touring some of the most devastated areas from superstorm sandy. both putting partisan politics aside the last couple of days. a unified front between these two. the governor praising the president for doing an outstanding job for keeping him manufactured and for the work that fema has done. these are two men who have talked several times during the last couple of days, and the president saying that he is keeping his phone available for governor christie and the other governors faced with this monumental task. there are boarding marine one. marine one will take them exactly -- it will touch down to the site where it is that the damage is the worst to assess to see firsthand there, but the president, again, boarding the smaller craft, as he typically does, to go the damaged area. we are told it could be hours that they actually tour some of the worst hit p
you can see him with governor chris christie. the two of them talking there on the tarmac and meeting other officials who have come to greet him. the two of them are going to be touring some of the most devastated areas from superstorm sandy. both putting partisan politics aside the last couple of days. a unified front between these two. the governor praising the president for doing an outstanding job for keeping him manufactured and for the work that fema has done. these are two men who have...
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why chris christie? >> chris christie is actually developed a fascinating profile in a short period of time. he's one of the few republican figures right now, governors who is able to unite the tea party movement, the business establishment, with a strong record of executive leadership and government reform with an eye toward reducing the budget. that really helps the republican coalition. he's become really a national republican celebrity as a result. when he goes out to campaign for scott walker, guess what? it makes national news. and this is a strong argument for scott walker to make. scott walker pushed through some budget reforms early on obviously. very polarizing. hasn't been the most popular guy in his state. raising $13 million is an amazing accomplishment. 46% of wisconsinites in a recent poll said they were disappointed in the results he's had. chris christie comes bounding in and adds charisma that scott walker needs to make him appear more appealing and to put his reforms in a national ligh
why chris christie? >> chris christie is actually developed a fascinating profile in a short period of time. he's one of the few republican figures right now, governors who is able to unite the tea party movement, the business establishment, with a strong record of executive leadership and government reform with an eye toward reducing the budget. that really helps the republican coalition. he's become really a national republican celebrity as a result. when he goes out to campaign for...
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off to new jersey right now where the governor, chris christie, spoke a short time ago about hurricane sandy. he said his state is indeed bracing for the worst. we're in seabright, new jersey. it's definitely very windy. you don't have the rain yet, but what are they bracing for? what are they expecting? >> actually, it did start to rain a little bit ago and the winds are picking up. check out the atlantic ocean. the atlantic is really fierce. the winds picked up steam there, but believe it or not, this is still low tide. high tide is coming in in a few hours at 9:00 p.m. the sheriff expects the water to move up much more forward. you see how the beach erosion is happening here. much of the beach is gone here. he expects that to move even forward. the town is not far away to my left. they've been boarding up their storefronts, putting sandbags out. their concern is behind those buildings that you see is the strusberry river at high tide this morning even came forward three to four feet, so the big worry is, you can see the whole town over there flood over even at high tide tonight. fre
off to new jersey right now where the governor, chris christie, spoke a short time ago about hurricane sandy. he said his state is indeed bracing for the worst. we're in seabright, new jersey. it's definitely very windy. you don't have the rain yet, but what are they bracing for? what are they expecting? >> actually, it did start to rain a little bit ago and the winds are picking up. check out the atlantic ocean. the atlantic is really fierce. the winds picked up steam there, but believe...